Sentences with phrase «trying federal cases»

From more than 30 years of trying federal cases, I believe the majority of evidence favorable to defendants is found in such reports.

Not exact matches

In more than 25 years of practice, he has tried 20 federal criminal and civil cases, almost all to juries that returned verdicts.

Billy Packer, a former CBS college basketball announcer who lives in Charlotte, is among the Siskey investors trying to get money back in a federal bankruptcy court case.

In this most recent case the City of Burnaby was trying to get the support of the Supreme Court of British Columbia for an issue that it had already lost before the NEB and which, to put it in neutral terms, had failed to attract the interest of the Federal Court of Appeal.

Gawker argued that Hogan was court - shopping and tried to remove the case back to federal court, but a federal judge remanded it back to the state court in March 2013.

VPLC is seeking a litigator with at least 5 years» experience trying cases in both state and federal court.

During Sheldon Silver's federal corruption trial, defense attorneys have now tried at least twice to suggest heavy handed tactics on the part of prosecutors to cajole witnesses into cooperating with their case.

Longtime WNY Democratic political operative G. Steven Pigeon, who is charged in two separate state cases, now faces a federal complaint, accused of trying to arrange a large contribution by a foreign national to what his attorney identified as Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign.

Cuomo, in the second day of attacks on the Collins amendment, said Republican leaders in Congress are trying to «buy votes» in exchange for support on the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, and he said if that's the case, then the federal government should «pay for it.»

He was also charged with obstruction of justice for trying to get information about a 2011 federal mortgage fraud case against his unidentified crony from an administrative employee in the Brooklyn U.S. attorney's office.

The Federal High Court had added that «but the court trying the charge may be entitled, in appropriate cases, to review the terms of the freezing order.»

Federal prosecutors are continuing to try to make their case to a jury in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Federal prosecutors are continuing to try to make their case to a jury in the federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon federal corruption trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

In that case, SUNY Buffalo professor Steven Kurtz was accused of bio-terrorism before eventually being tried on federal mail and wire fraud charges.

A federal grand jury in Manhattan has begun hearing evidence in the case, which focuses on two de Blasio fund - raisers — Jona Rechnitz and Jeremy Reichberg — with investigators trying to determine if the two men benefited from some type of favorable municipal action, or the promise of some action, in exchange for their donations, their fund - raising or some other gesture.

Bharara's departure raises uncertainty about the federal government's approach to trying financial crimes and global terrorism cases, even as it isn't likely to change the course of several high - profile investigations.

Kaloyeros has tried to have the charges against him dismissed, claiming federal prosecutors overstepped the law in trying to make a case against him.

Justice Adebukola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Gudu, on Tuesdaydismissed a «no - case» submission of Mr. Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba state, who is being tried for N1.64 billion fraud.

That explains why Curran has been consistently trying to tie Martins to the man whose seat both candidates are trying to win, retiring Republican County Executive Ed Mangano, who opted not to seek re-election as he fights federal corruption charges; as well as former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, another Long Island Republican felled by a federal corruption case, (though his conviction was overturned due to a U.S. Supreme Court decision).

Attorneys for former top Cuomo aide Joe Percoco and three co-defendants in an upcoming Albany corruption trial in Manhattan federal court say a series of posters in the 40 Foley Square courthouse where their clients will be tried features dozens of famous cases from the court's history that could prejudice jurors.

As such, any cases that are brought to Federal Judiciary will be tried by lower Federal judges (circuit courts I assume) and then the circuit court decision on the case will be the law of the land until (at some point in indeterminate future) SCOTUS is re-constituted and overturns one of those decisions.

The sudden departure of the top U.S. prosecutor in Manhattan raises uncertainty about the federal government's approach to trying financial crimes and global terrorism cases, even as it isn't likely to change the course of several high - profile investigations.

Although Jenkins already was convicted and sentenced to life without parole in Niagara County, Kennedy and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi said it was crucial to their case to try Jenkins on federal charges.

Fisher, 47, is a former assistant public defender and court attorney in Kingston City Court who has been in private practice for 17 years and has been pushing «over 20 years of experience trying cases at all levels of courts of New York, including Supreme, Family, County, federal and town and village courts.»

Although the memorandum opinion and order released Friday denied Silver's motions to dismiss the indictment based on Bharara's «prejudicial extrajudical statements,» United States District Court Judge Valerie Caproni warned the Manhattan federal prosecutor «that this case is to be tried in the courtroom and not in the press.»

Cuomo, in the second day of attacks on the Collins amendment, says Republican leaders in Congress are trying to «buy votes» in exchange for support on the repeal and replacement of Obamacare, and he says if that's the case, then the federal government should «pay for it.»

Sampson, for his part, was found guilty of trying to pull strings behind the scenes of a federal court case against Queens businessman Edul Ahmad — an effort to cover the senator's own embezzlement scheme using Ahmad's money, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

And in some cases, they are trying to a negotiate acceptable partnerships with state and federal agencies.

Eric is an experienced litigator who has tried six Federal cases to jury verdicts.

Apple senior vice president Eddy Cue offered only short answers in testimony Thursday in federal court when questioned by U.S. Justice Department prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market.

The suit would be tried in state court — unless I brought a counter-suit against card issuer for some violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, in which case the trial would probably go to federal court.

When this is the case, the Federal Reserve will try to keep you informed about the progress being made.

She is a trial attorney with more than 20 years of experience trying cases and arguing appeals in the state and federal courts in Washington, Illinois, Missouri and Arizona.

The group sued the park service last year to try to stop the poisoning, but the case was thrown out by a federal court in Washington, D.C.

Even after the Ministerio Publico Federal (the Federal Prosecutor Bureau) declared that no crime had been committed in any of the above - mentioned cases and issued a technical note clarifying that nudity and representations of sexuality are permitted in cultural and artistic exhibitions, the consequences continue to unfold: the state of Espirito Santo has passed a law prohibiting the exhibition of photographs, texts, drawings, paintings, films and videos containing nude scenes or references to sexual acts in public spaces; city councilors of the state of Rio Grande do Sul are currently trying to ban books in public libraries that, they argue, expose children to «permissive ideologies, [detrimental] to the formation of character.»

The ruling came less than a month after another federal court judge ruled that a similar climate case, brought by the cities of San Francisco and Oakland, should be tried in federal court.

March 16, 2018: Federal judge rules some of the cases should be tried in state court, creating a conflict with another judge who ruled similar cases belong in federalFederal judge rules some of the cases should be tried in state court, creating a conflict with another judge who ruled similar cases belong in federalfederal court.

Three trade associations joined the federal defence last January to try and get the case dismissed: the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, the American Petroleum Institute, and the National Association of Manufacturers.

That's the case in Letcher County, Kentucky, where elected officials are trying to build a new federal prison on the site of a mountaintop removal coal mine.

A report in The Boston Globe discusses the case scheduled to be argued today before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that centers on a plan by U.S. District Judge Nancy Gertner to try to get more African - Americans on the jury that will decide the federal death penalty case against two black men from Boston.

David has tried cases to juries and judges in various state and federal courts throughout the U.S.. Before joining Stoel Rives, David was a law clerk for the Tenth Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals (1988 ‑ 1989) and in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana (1986 ‑ 1988).

As an experienced litigator, he has tried numerous cases in federal and state courts.

In his civil litigation and white collar defense practices, Ed litigates and tries cases, and argues appeals in both federal and state courts.

He has successfully tried numerous cases to a jury in both state and federal courts, and has successfully pursued and defended appeals to the Kentucky Court of Appeals and the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

One case involving three individuals alleging exposure to PCBs caused specific personal injuries was tried to a defense verdict in Federal Court.

Mr. Lyons has more than 30 years of jury trial experience and has litigated hundreds of cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, including successfully trying more than 40 cases to verdict.

As one of the most experienced trial lawyers in the firm, Sean has tried cases in various state and federal courts, including Texas, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Florida.

He regularly tries cases in federal and state courts.

He routinely tries workers» compensation cases before the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission, handles appeals to the circuit courts and appellate courts, and appears in both state and federal courts throughout Illinois in related civil litigation.

Mike has tried numerous cases to verdict throughout the New York metropolitan area, including the New York State Supreme Courts located in New York City, Long Island and Westchester, as well as the federal courts in New York.

He is a Certified Civil Trial Attorney and has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts to conclusion.